“Understood. I’ll let him know.” With that, the maid left eagerly. The air inside the study was so oppressive that Henry felt suffocated. Ever since Mason met Janet, his emotions fluctuated every single day. He was either extremely happy or extremely sad, sometimes even in a rage.
When the maid went back to the courtyard after sending Young Master Campbell away, Young Master Cardiff arrived.
The maid stared at Hedd ominously when he told her the purpose of his visit. She thought it must be her unlucky day as she was forced to deal with one troublesome visitor after another. In the end, she would still be the one bearing the brunt, not them.
She sobbed internally at the thought. After taking a deep breath to subdue the fear inside her, she then made her way to the study at a quick pace. “Young Master Mason, Young Master Cardiff is waiting outside to meet you.”
Mason threw the document in his hand onto the floor and bellowed in an icy voice, “Ask him to get lost!”
“Y-Yes, I’ll do that now!” The maid immediately dashed out of the room. “Young Master Cardiff, Young Master Mason refuses to see you.” The maid’s voice sounded a tad frustrated. She just wished he would go back without making a fuss and putting her in a difficult position.
“He refuses to see me?” Hedd’s heart skipped a beat when he heard that and he was so rattled that he nearly collapsed. If Mason refused to see him, how was he going to offer his apology? On top of that, he had no clue that the young girl was Night Shadow at all and that she was actually Mason’s girl! Mason was the person in charge of the largest financial group in Sandfort City and his family didn’t just own assets in Sandfort City, but also in most countries in Asia too. Even his family’s company, Cardiff Enterprise, depended heavily on the Lowry Family’s Conglomerate.
What should he do if Mason arbitrarily decided to terminate the partnership with his family just because he was in a bad mood? Hedd simply couldn’t afford to offend someone like Mason! Staring at the maid almost imploringly, Hedd pleaded, “Please convince him to let me in! I even brought ginseng of the utmost quality; it’s perfect for Madam Lowry!”
With resignation, the maid shook her head and advised him out of kindness, “Nothing will happen to you if you leave now but if you insist on hanging around, I can’t guarantee your safety!”
“Hmm…” Hedd looked hesitant, but the maid waved him away with resignation. Knowing that Mason was an emotionally unstable guy, Hedd thought he’d better leave. If he really pissed Mason off by lingering around, it was highly likely that Mason would decide to terminate his partnership with Cardiff Enterprise. If that happened, Hedd would have no choice but to give up his lavish life as a wealthy young master.
As the rest of the day went by relatively serene and quiet, Mason slowly calmed down and became less moody. Soon, he stubbed out the remaining half of his cigarette that was dangling between his fingers. He knew he could get addicted to it and the last thing he wanted was to smoke in front of Janet.
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Time flew and it was soon Monday. One of the students in Class A had a super wealthy relative who was a professional race car driver. Claiming that his relative managed to capture a picture of Janet on the race track, he started showing off the photo to everyone early in the morning.
“I have a relative who spotted Janet on the race track where the Sandfort Autumn Car Racing Championship was held. She was one of the professional car racers who took part in the race!”
The rest of the students of Class A sneered and shook their heads at his outlandish story. “You and your relative should have your vision checked!” they taunted.
“It’s true!” The guy insisted, “Also, I think she goes by the name ‘Night’!”
“Night Shadow?” One of the students asked skeptically.
“Yes, that’s right! Janet is Night Shadow!” The guy nodded his head vigorously while holding his phone.
Everyone burst out laughing when they heard him. “Did you say Janet is Night Shadow? If that’s the case, I’m Dark Shadow then.”
That remark sent everyone into peals of laughter. The guy clicked his tongue and opened the photo gallery on his phone, showing his classmates the image. “Look at it yourselves!”
Seeing how confident he looked, everyone’s curiosity was piqued but they burst out laughing the moment they saw the photograph on his phone.
“Are you kidding me?”
“Where’s Janet?”
“Exactly. I told you that you should make an appointment to get your eyes checked!”
“Ha! You and your family must be blind!”
The entire Class A students were laughing at the guy who was holding the phone. Pulling back his hand, he took a look at the photo on his phone.
